Published:
Nov 3, 2006
NASA/Marshall Astronomy: Earth's Plasma Plume Unveiled
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| Earth's invisible shield protects atmosphere | |
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| Solar wind heats and expands the auroral oval, sometimes to mid-continent. | |
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| Plasma fountain spews 50 tons a day into space. | |
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| Yet, previous spacecraft have found the polar caps to be EMPTY! | |
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| POLAR/TIDE-PSI show the caps are overflowing with plasma. | |
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| Who cares? You will, when the lights go out! |
Return to Plasmas Can't Hide From Neutralized Tide
November 20, 1996
Authors: Dave Dooling, B.L. Giles
Curator: Bryan Walls
NASA Official: John M. Horack
